17 HOFers ask league for help with medical care

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Aug 1, 2013

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell faces concerns from Hall of Famers about the medical care for former players. Seventeen Pro Football Hall of Famers and Dave Robinson, who will be inducted this weekend, have signed a letter telling NFL Commissioner Roger Go… (more)odell they are concerned about medical care for former players and the league's "continued denial of the link between repeated head impacts and permanent brain damage." "In fact, our concussion poster for players in every locker room, created in conjunction with the CDC a few years ago, states: 'Repetitive brain injury, when not managed promptly and properly, may cause permanent damage to your brain.'"